Abundant Savings for Egyptian Fertilizers Company

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Egyptian Fertilizers Company (EFC) is a leading global producer and distributor of high-quality nitrogen fertilizer products and industrial chemicals that provides clean, environmentally sound solutions to its customers. Its Suez plant is one of the largest fertilizer complexes in Egypt, producing 1,400 tons a day of ammonia and 5,000 tons a day of urea. It has four different recirculating cooling water systems designed to manage critical process operations.

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Innovation

One of the biggest challenges in open, recirculating cooling systems is a high risk of bacterial proliferation due to ammonia contamination and the high temperature of the cooling tower. This can lead to increased water, energy and chemical consumption as well as: 

  • Lower production
  • Heat exchanger failure
  • Microbiologically induced corrosion
  • Loss of revenue

Nalco Water provided a comprehensive solution that included on-site expertise and Purate™ Technology, a patented, proprietary chlorine dioxide program that controls biologic growth in cooling towers and other industrial water treatment applications. The treatment program has helped the EFC plant reduce:

  • Water consumption
  • Maintenance costs
  • Corrosion rates
  • Chemical usage

In addition, overall plant performance has improved, and safety has increased, due to the replacement of volatile chlorine gas with stable and reliable Purate biocide technology.

Technology

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Purate™ Chlorine Dioxide Systems

Purate is your best choice for ClO2. Advantages of Purate include:

  • No Chlorine Gas. Ever.
  • Simple Two-Chemical Feed
  • Reliable and Easy to Operate
  • Best Total Cost of Operation
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Annual Savings

WATER

192,000 M3

freshwater saved - equivalent to the annual drinking water needs of more than

175,300 people

 

$40,000

in reduced water costs

ASSETS

$300,000

saved due to reduced chemical use

$56,000

saved as a result of reduced corrosion rates

PRODUCTIVITY

$100,000

in reduced maintenance costs

Total Cost Savings

$496

Thousand Annually

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